‘Swallowed by the sand’: Somalia’s coastal towns succumb to the desert

[Deeq A.]

Hussein Karshe paces back and forth across the sand on the outskirts of the coastal town of Hobyo. Beneath the soft white dune lie the remains of the two-bedroom house he built for his family in 1993. A few sticks buried below the sand are the only visible sign of the building where his six children were born. Karshe lived there for nearly 20 years, supporting his family by selling goats.

Source: Hiiraan Online